JEFFERSONVILLE PLANT has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets, plus health sampling and the full incident record.
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Fatalities
0
Total incidents
154
Years on record
1983–2001
Latest incident
Oct 2001
Compliance record
MSHA citations since 2000
27
citations
6
significant & substantial
$3,204
proposed penalties
$3,204
paid to date
100% of proposed penalties paid to date, a $0 gap.
citations per 100 inspection hours
ⓘThis rate is recorded citations divided by MSHA inspection hours, per 100 hours. It reflects inspection effort, not mine size or production.
Rate withheld: 86 inspection hours is too few for a stable rate. A minimum of 1,000 inspection hours is required.
Source: MSHA inspections data, updated weekly.
JEFFERSONVILLE PLANT has $3K in proposed MSHA penalties and $0 outstanding across 0 contested dockets.
Penalty disposition
ⓘDifferences between proposed and paid penalties reflect both settlements and conference reductions and amounts still owed. Outstanding is the balance currently owed.
$3K
proposed penalties
$3K
current assessed
$3K
paid to date
$0
outstanding
27 assessments are final orders; 0 contested dockets.
As of the most recent assessment on 2000-10-18.
Source: MSHA assessed-violations and conference/litigation data, updated weekly.
Violation severity profile
ⓘShares are computed over citations that carry the MSHA gravity and negligence coding; a small share of records are uncoded.
Source: MSHA violations gravity and negligence coding, updated weekly.
Health sampling
ⓘA sample is a point in time compliance measurement, not an individual exposure history. These figures describe MSHA sampling records and do not establish causation or personal dose.
Metal and nonmetal contaminants (personal samples)
ⓘMany samples are screening measurements of substances with no applicable exposure limit; they are counted as samples but excluded from every over-limit figure. Over-limit shares use only limit-tested samples.
Last sampled: 2000-10-18, 25 years ago
0%
of limit-tested samples over the exposure limit
3
samples
2
limit-tested
Most sampled contaminants
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz2
Respirable dust, <.1mg1
Show the individual readings (3)
Date
Contaminant
Concentration
Limit
Conc / limit
Occupation
2000-10-18
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.59
10
0.06
Bagging Operator
2000-10-18
Respirable dust, <.1mg
0
Kiln/Dryer Operator
2000-10-18
Nuisance dust, respirable, <1% Qtz
0.12
10
0.01
Kiln/Dryer Operator
Source: MSHA respirable dust, quartz, and noise sampling records, updated weekly. Metal/nonmetal contaminant figures come from MSHA's Personal Health Samples and Area Samples files (public record), updated weekly.
JEFFERSONVILLE PLANT recorded 0.00 reportable injury cases per 100 full-time workers in 2000.
Injury rate, 2000
ⓘThis rate is reportable injury cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers per year, computed as 200,000 times cases divided by MSHA operator-reported employee-hours. Cases are injuries MSHA graded degree 01 through 07; accident-only events that hurt no one are excluded, and so are contractor injuries, whose hours do not attach to a single mine. Rates begin in 2000, when quarterly employment reporting starts, and are withheld below 20,000 hours in a year.
0.00
total case rate
0.00
days-away rate
0.000
fatality rate
No reportable injury cases in any year shown. Employee-hours were reported in each of those years, so these are true zeros rather than missing data. Citations, listed in the compliance record above, are inspector-found violations and are counted separately from worker injuries.
Below average. The US metal and nonmetal mining average was 4.77 and the all-US-mining average was 5.64 cases per 100 workers.
In Georgia, metal and nonmetal mining averaged 2.39 cases per 100 workers that year.
Under 100,000 employee-hours were reported that year, so a single case moves the rate by two or more. Read the figure as approximate.
Source: injury cases from MSHA accident and injury records; employee-hours from MSHA quarterly employment reports. Rate is cases per 100 full-time-equivalent workers, operator employees only.
Source: MSHA controller and operator history, updated weekly.
Workforce and production
Year
Employees
2003
0
2002
0
2001
5
2000
20
Source: MSHA quarterly employment and production, updated weekly.
JEFFERSONVILLE PLANT sits in Twiggs County, Georgia, where the Census mining category is 4.6% of county employment.
Local economic context
ⓘCounty figures come from the US Census Bureau's American Community Survey, 5-year pooled estimates, so the 2023 vintage covers 2019 through 2023. The Census category is 'mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction', which is broader than MSHA jurisdiction and includes oil and gas workers no mine employs. These figures describe the surrounding county, not this mine, and are not a factor in any specific incident.
Twiggs County, Georgia · Population 7,869
4.6%
Mining share of county employment
$55,439
Median household income
Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2023 5-year estimates.
Quarterly safety rates
ⓘCitations per million reported employee-hours. Rates begin in 2000, when MSHA's quarterly employment data starts; earlier incidents are counted but cannot be rate-adjusted. Quarters under 100,000 reported hours are greyed: too few hours for a stable rate.
Citations per million employee-hours, as reported to MSHA
Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2003 Q1
0
0
0
2002 Q4
0
0
0
2002 Q3
0
0
0
2002 Q2
0
0
0
2002 Q1
0
0
0
2001 Q4
10
0
0
0.0
2001 Q3
0
0
0
2001 Q2
0
0
0
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Quarter
Hours worked
Citations
S&S
Per 1M hrs
2001 Q1
8,512
0
0
0.0
2000 Q4
18,990
11
4
579.3
2000 Q3
20,269
0
0
0.0
2000 Q2
20,365
15
1
736.6
2000 Q1
11,150
0
0
0.0
No fatalities recorded at this mine.
Reportable incidents
154 on file
2001 · 1 incident
October 23, 2001GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING SANDBOX PARTS AND SLIPPED ON AN ACCUMULATION OF ALGAE AT THE AREA HE WAS WORKING IN. HE HIT HIS RIGHT SIDE ON A 2 INCH PIPE AS HE FELL. HE FELL AT GROUND LEVEL. (LIGHT DU TY).
1999 · 1 incident
May 18, 1999GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EE WAS REMOVING A BAUER HILL FOR REPLACEMENT WHEN THE BASE PLATE FELL OFF, BOUNCED AND STRUCK HIS RIGHT FOOT.
1998 · 2 incidents
June 30, 1998GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EE WAS CLIMBING DOWN A 3 RUNG LADDER WHEN HIS RIGHT FOOT SLIPPED OFF THE SECOND RUNG. HE LANDED ON HIS LEFT FOOT (9 INCH FALL) BREAKING HIS LERFANKLE. (LOST TIME)
CALCINER FURNACE MAIN GAS VALVE ACCIDENTALLY OPEENED ALLOWING RAW GAS TO ACCUMULATE IN THE KILN. AN EXPLOSION OCCURRED DURING REPEATED ATTEMPTS TO LIGHT THE FURNACE. EXPLOSION CONTAINED WITHIN THE KILN.
1997 · 3 incidents
March 6, 1997GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nord Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
WASH8ING RESIDUE OUT OF FILTER BOWL WITH WATER HOSE, POSSIBLY CHEMICAL SPLASHED ON FACE AND EYES.
February 20, 1997GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
MOVING DRUMS AND ONE FELL ON RIGHT HAND. DIAGNOSIS: CONTUSION RIGHT 3RD FINGER. BUDDY TAPE APPLIED ON FINGER AND MEDICATION PRESCRIBED.
January 3, 1997GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techOCCUPATIONAL SKIN DISEASES
Nord Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CAME IN CONTACT WITH CHEMICAL, PROXEL; RASH DEVELOPED ON BOTH HANDS. DIAGNOSIS: CONTACT DERMITITIS OF HANDS FROM CHEMICAL. PRESCRIPTION: MEDROL DOESPAK AND HYDROCORTISONE CREAM.
1996 · 8 incidents
November 20, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
BEATING ON FEED TUBE WITH HAMMER AND CAUGHT FINGER BETWEEN HAMMER HANDLE AND BIN ACTIVATOR. FRACTURE OF RIGHT RING FINGER. PAIN MEDICATION AND ANTIBIOTIC PRESCRIBED.
August 28, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
REMOVING 9C PUMP BEARING ASSY, FOOT SLIPPED AND CUT HAND ON PUMP IMPELELR. DIAGNOSIS: LACERATION OF LEFT HAND (SUTURED, TETANUS SHOT, PRECRITIPTION).
August 21, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
INSTALLING BELTS ON #2 COWLES MIXER. FINGER GOT CAUGHT BETWEENT HE BELT AND SHEAVE. FRACTURED RIGHT DISTAL PHALANX INDEX FINGER.
May 22, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nord Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS WASHING BIOCIDE PLATFORM WITH WATERHOSE, UNAWARE THAT MIST OF CHEMICALS WAS FALLINGON HIM. ACUTE CONTACT DERMATITIS TO UPPER EXTREMITIES (BOTH HANDS AND WRISTS).
May 20, 1996GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
OPENED VALVE ON BOTTOM OF TANK CAR & FELT PAIN IN LOWER BACK. WASHED NEXT CAR AND FELT PAIN AGAIN ON THE LAST STEP OF LADDER AS DESCENDING.
August 26, 1995GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
SPLITTING OUTPUT SHAFT FROM BLADE SHAFT WITH HAMMER & WEDGE HIT HAND WITH HAMMER
March 29, 1995GA · Metal/Non-Metalassayer, geologist, metallurgist, engineer, engineer managementHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nord Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
WITHDRAWING SAMPLES FORM SODIUM HYPOCHLORITE DRUMS TO VERIFY CONTENTS, ACIDENT LEAKED DOWN THE GLOVE AND BURNED ARM.
March 21, 1995GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanMACHINERY
Nord Kaolin Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
THE CREW WAS PUMPING HYDROCHLORITE INTO A TANK FOR PURIFICATION OF THE DRINKING WATER. 4-55 GALLON DRUMS WERE PUMPED WITH NO PROBLEM. WHEN BEGINNING TO PUMP THE 5TH DRUM EMPLOYEE BECAME OVERWH ELMED BY FUMES FROM THIS DRUM.
March 6, 1995GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLEANIGN SPARGER VALVES IN TANK CAR; TWISTED LEFT FOOT.
1994 · 14 incidents
December 30, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
STANDING ON BOTOTM HANDRAIL REACHING TO CLOSE FEED VALVE AT #1 GRINDER & PULLED SHOULDER.
November 29, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLEANING SPARGER PIPES INSIDE RAILROAD CAR SLIPPED & FELL ON HAND
November 16, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
CLEANING OLD GASKET FROM COVER PLATE FOR BLOWER USING A KNIFE. KNIFE SLIPPED UNDER GASKET CUTTING LEFT THUMB. DIAGNOSIS LACERATION OF LEFT THUMB. SUTURED, TETANUS SHOT AND MEDICATION.
August 24, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techELECTRICAL
Nord Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
CHECKING FORWARD & REVERSE SWITCHES ON GOLF CART AT WAREHOUSE, PRESSED THE ACCELERATOR AND BATTERY APPEARED TO EXPLODE INTERNALLY BLOWIN ACID IN BOTH EYES.
August 15, 1994GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorHANDLING OF MATERIALS
FOREIGN OBJECT POPPED INTO EMPLOYEE'S EYE WHILE HE WAS CUTTING AND GRINDING METAL.
1993 · 10 incidents
December 2, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nord Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING AMA-415 HOSE FROM WT1 TO WT3 TO ADD BIOCIDE TO TANK. SOME RESIDUAL 415 IN LINE SPILLED ON SHOE LEAKING THROUGH & BURNING SKIN.
November 30, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techRESPIRATORY CONDITIONS (TOXIC AGENTS)
Nord Kaolin Company · Inhalation of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE WAS INSIDE OZONE COLUMN REPLACING STEADY BEARING HETING SLEEVE BEARING WITH HEATING TIP TO REMOVE FROM SHAFT SPRAYED COLD WATER ON SLEEVE CAUSING STEAM VAPOR
November 18, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
WELDING WEAR STRIP INSIDE STAMLER FEEDER RAISED WELDING HOOD & THE PRY BAR LOOSENED A LUMP OF DIRT &/OR KAOLIN FALLING BEHIND SAFETY GLASSES
March 25, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS DESCENDING FROM TOP OF SLURRY TANK CAR; MISSED TOP STEP OF LADDER AND FELL.
February 15, 1993GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING BOOM TRUCK REMOVING MATERIAL FROM TOP OF TANK & LOADING ON TRUCK GLOVE HUNG ON PIECE OF METAL & MASHED FINGER
1992 · 15 incidents
December 30, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSTEPPING OR KNEELING ON OBJECT
CLIMBING ON #2 PRODUCT SCREW, ABOUT 3-4 FEET ABOVE GROUND, FELL AND FRACTURED ARM.
September 26, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE STATES THAT HE INUJURED HIS BACK WHILE UNLOADING PIPE ON GROUND AT PIPE RACK AREA.
September 9, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE PINCHED & CUT THUMB ON PIPE AND WRENCH WHILE PULLING PIPE FROM THE GROUND WITH DRILL RIG.
September 8, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSTRIKING OR BUMPING
AFTER STEPPING ONTO CATWALK, EMPLOYEE RAN INTO VICTAULIC PIPE CROSSING OVERHEAD. THIS PUSHED HIS HEAD DOWNWARD AND BACKWARD CAUSING PAIN BETWEEN THE SHOULDER AND SPINE.
July 12, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING MOTOR ON EXHAUST FAN. AT THAT TIME, HE WAS PUTTING BELT GUARD ON AND IT MASHED HIS FINGER. DIAGNOSIS: FRACTURE OF SMALL FINGER, LEFT HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS SUING TWO 18' PIPE WRENCHES TO REMOVE 2' PIPE CAP FROM END OF PIPE ON RECEIVER TANK AT QUALITY CONTROL LAB.PULLED LEFT SHOULDER CAUSING JOINT TO POP.DIAGNOSISSTRAIN OF LEFT SHOULD ERPRESCRIPTION GIVEN BY PHYSICIAN.
April 9, 1992GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS HITTING SHUTE WITH SLEDGE HAMMER WHEN THE HAMMER CAUGHT ON FLEXIBLE AIR LINE CAUSING THE HAMMER TO DEFLECT & HIT EMPLOYEE ON RT SIDE OF FACE JUST BELOW THE EYE
EMPLOYEE WAS CHANGING #1 BLUNGER MOTOR AND WHILE REMOVING BELT SHEAVE, IT FELL ON THUMB.
1991 · 16 incidents
December 5, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
October 21, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
October 17, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
June 24, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TIGHTENING FLANGE ON 6" PIPE USING COMBINATION WRENCHES; MASHED FINGER BETWEEN PIPE AND HYDRAULIC CYLINDER.
May 13, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS REMOVING BEARING FROM CW PUMP SHAFT USING HAMMER & KEY STOCK AS DRIFT PIN HAMMER CAME OFF HANDLE WHILE STRIKING DRIFT PIN & HIT LEFT FIRST FINGER CAUSING IT TO BREAK
April 15, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metaldryer operator, kiln operator, dry plant operator, fluid operator, bed dryer operatorMACHINERY
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
EMPLOYEE WAS PULLED INTO SUPPLY FAN AT #2 SPRAY DRYER CAUSING INJURY TO HEAD & NECK
April 9, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE SLIPPED AND FELL WHILE CLIMBING OUT OF #1 SAND TANK HURTING LOWER BACK.
February 6, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS WALKING BETWEEN #2 & #10 TANKS TO OPEN VALVE ON #10 TANK FELL ON SLIPPERY CONCRETE FLOOR WHERE WATER HAD DRAINED FROM PUMP CAUSING STRAIN BETWEEN SHOULDERS
January 3, 1991GA · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPLOYEE WAS MOVING A BOX OF LEFTOVER CRUDE SAMPLES (55 LBS.) AND FELT A PAIN IN HIS BACK.
1990 · 14 incidents
December 19, 1990GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
SLIPPED ON SOLICATE WHILE WALKING ON PAVEMENT FROM BLEACH SHACK TO FOREMAN'S OFFICE,FELL AND INJURED KNEE.
December 6, 1990GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
TURNING OVER A PIECE OF CHANNEL IRON AND IT FELL AND MASHED HIS TWO MIDDLE FINGERS ON LEFT HAND.
August 24, 1990GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
HE WAS TAKING OFF A JUNCTION BOX AND CUT LEFT INDEX FINGER. HIS FOREMAN ADMINISTERED FIRST AID AND THOUGHT THAT WOULD BE SUFFICIENT. LATER THAT NIGHT, HE WENT TO THE HOSPITAL WHERE THEY X-RAYE D HIS HAND.
EMPLOYEE WAS LIFTING A BAG OF CORE SAMPLES (APPROX 50 LBS) AND TWISTED LEFT HIP. TREATMENT WAS NOT NECESSARY UNTIL 5/2/90 AFTER HE EXPERIENCED PAIN AND NUMBNESS IN THE LEG. X-RAYS MADE AND MED ICATION PRESCRIBED. FIRST DAY ABSENT FROM WORK DUE TO INJURY - MAY 2, 1990.
GRIDNING PIPE AND PIECE WENT UNDER SAFETY GLASSES AND INTO EYE. REMOVE FOREIGN BODY-EYE.
November 19, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE HIT HIS LEG ON A PIECE OF STEEL I BEAM AS HE WAS WALKING TO THE JOB TRAILER THIS CUT HIS LEG HE DID NOT WORK THE NEXT DAY BUT THAT WAS NOT THE REASON HE WAS OUT HIS LEG BEGAN TO GET INFECTE D THE NEXT WEEK EVEN THOUGH HE WAS AT WORK UNTILHE WENT T O THE DOC ON THURSDAY 11-2 THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THE OFFICE WAS NOTIFIED THAT HE WAS HURT
HE WAS PULLING WIRE THROUGH CONDUIT WHEN THE CONNECTION BETWEEN THE WIRE AND THE ROPE BROKE.THIS CAUSED HIS HAND TO FLY BACK AND STRIKE A STEEL BEAM.
September 20, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
HE WAS HOLDING A PIECE OF METAL WHILE ANOTHER EMPLOYEE WAS DRIVING IT INTO THE GROUND WITH A SLEDGE HAMMER.THE HANDLE ON THE SLEDGE AHMMER BROKEAND THE METAL HEAD OF THE HAMMER HIT HIM ON THE LEFT ARM.
WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD HE FOUND OUT THE BREAKS HAD FAILED. HE STOPPED ON TOP OF THE HILL PUT THE TRUCK IN FIRST GEAR SO THE TRUCK WOULD MOVE SLOW WHEN HE GOT TO THE TURN AROUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL THE TRUCK WAS MOVING TO FAST.HE TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN, THE TIRES DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND TURNED UP ON ITS SIDE.
WHILE DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD HE FOUND OUT THE BREAKS HAD FAILED. HE STOPPED ON TOP OF THE HILL PUT THE TRUCK IN FIRST GEAR SO THE TRUCK WOULD MOVE SLOW WHEN HE GOT TO THE TURN AROUND AT THE BOTTOM OF THE HILL THE TRUCK WAS MOVING TO FAST.HE TRIED TO MAKE THE TURN, THE TIRES DUG INTO THE SOFT DIRT AND TURNED UP ON ITS SIDE.
July 21, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPL WAS USING PRY BAR ABOUT 18" LONG TO INSTALL BELT ON #3 REEVES DRIVE. BAR SLIPPED CAUSING EMPL TO JERK NECK & BACK. DR TREATED INJURY WITH INJECTION OF CORTISONE & PRESCRIPTION DRUG.
July 12, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
USING SLEDGE HAMMER & WRENCH TO BREAK BOLT LOOSE THAT HELD MAGNET TOGETHER MADE A GLANCING BLOW ON WRENCH STRIKING LEFT FOOT XRAY WAS MADE & PHYSICIAN PRESCRIBED DRUGS FOR PAIN BUT EMPLOYEE ST ATED HE DID NOT GET PRESCRIPTION FILLED
June 4, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
EMPL WAS LIFTING UPWARD USING PIPE FOR MORE LEVERAGE FELT PAIN IN UPPER BACK & NECK. DIAGNOSED AS CERVICAL STRAIN MUSCLE RELEAXANTS & XRAY PRESCRIBED.
April 18, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorMACHINERY
Nord Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPL WAS LEAVING THE OLD BLEACH STATION AFTER CHECKING A METER AND WALKED INTO A SPRAY OF ACID THAT WAS COMING FROM A PIN HOLE IN THE ACID LINE NEAR 2B TANK THE ACID SPRAY HIT HIM ON THE L SID E OF HIS FACE AND NECK AREA MEDICATION WAS APPLIED BY THE DR AND DRUGS WERE PRESCRIBED
EMPL WAS ON TOP STEP TIGHTENING BOLTS IN BOTTOM BEARING OF #1 COWLES WRENCH SLIPPED OFF EMPL LOST HIS BALANCE FALLING BACKWARDS AND DOWN STEPS TO THE FLOOR
March 9, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between (Not Elsewhere Classified)
REMOVING BIT FROM BACK OF DRILL RIG. BIT SLIPPED OUT OF HAND AND EMPLOYEE TRIED TO CATCH IT. BIT MASHED FINGER.
February 25, 1989GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMPLOYEE WAS UNSTOPPING DISCHARGE PORT FOR THE COWLES DISSOLVER.HE CUT KNUCKLE ON THE WALL OF THE DISSOLVER AT THE OPENINF BETWEEN THE TUB AND DISCHARGE PORT.EMPLOYEE WENT TO DOCTOR 02-21-89 A ND WAS GIVEN TETANUS SHOT AND PRESCRIPTION FOR DRUGS.
1988 · 8 incidents
October 15, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techELECTRICAL
EMPLOYEE WAS OPERATING A HUDRAULIFT TO MOVE A PICE OF 12IN STEEL PIPE WHEN PIPE WAS LOWERED ONTO TRUCK BED IT SLIPPED OFF TIRE REAR OF THE TRUCK CAUSING THE CABLE TO WHIP INTO CLOSE ENOUGH COM PACT TO A HIGH VOLTAGE POWER TO CAUSE AN ELECTRICAL ARC TO CABLE EMPLOYEE WAS BURNED BY ELECTRICITY ON HAND LEG & PENIS
September 7, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalquality control technician, laboratory technician, laboratory assistantSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
EMP WAS WASHING SLURY LOADING SCREENS TURNED AND BUMMPED ARM ON EDGE OF SCREEN
June 24, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
January 22, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
USING WATER HOS9 TO SHOOT WATER INTO LINE TO UNSTOP DRAIN VALVE WHEN LINE UNSTOPPED SLURRY SHOT OUT OF VALVE OPENING CAUSING HIS FEET TO SLIP & FALL ON FLOOR WITH ICY CONDITIONS FELL ON RT.SI DE OF BODY 3
January 2, 1988GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
August 12, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDTOOLS (NONPOWERED)
Nord Kaolin Company · Caught in, under or between a moving and a stationary object
TAKING SHEAVE O0F SHAFT;CAUGHT HAND BETWEEN SLEDGE HAMMER HANDLE AND SHEAVE.
July 14, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metallaborer, blacksmith, bull gang, parts runner, roustabout, pick-up man, pitmanHANDLING OF MATERIALS
Nord Kaolin Company · Absorption of radiations, caustics, toxic and noxious substances
EMPLOYEE FILLED3A BUCKET WITH VANCIDE FROM A VLAVE THAT WAS PROTRUDING THROUGH THE RAILING OVER S 13 TANK.LIFTING FILLED BUCKET OVER RAILING, HE SLIPPED AND CONTENTS SPLASHED ON HIS FACE AND I N RIGHT EYE. 3
March 31, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techMACHINERY
PULLING WATER H2SE ACROSS CATWALK TO WASH OUT FILTER BOWL RESULTING IN PULLED MUSCLE
March 6, 1987GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
USING PIECE OF 1IPE TO PRY ON #2 GRINDER MOTOR.PIPE SLIPPED AND EMPLOYEE FELL AGAINST #3B GRINDER.
November 6, 1986GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
FEET SLIPPED OU7 FROM UNDER HIM-FELL HITTING HEAD ON HOPPER CAR.
July 19, 1986GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
AS EMPLOYEE WAS3WALKING AWAY FROM LOADER, OPERATOR BEGAN TO MOVED THEMACHINE IN A MOTION HITTING OUR EMPLOYEE WITH BACK OF MACHINE.
1985 · 4 incidents
June 14, 1985GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
ROLLED TWO EMPTY DRUMS TOGETHER PICKED UP PALLET OF CHEMICAL AND PLACED ON TOP OF DRUMS SHARP PAIN HIT EMPLOYEE IN LOWER BACK
March 15, 1985GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
EMPL USING 1 1/4\\ AND 1 108\\ WRENCHES TO REMOVE BLADE FROM HUB.DUE TO EXTREMELY SHARP EDGES AND 110 LB WEIGHT OF BLADE,IT CUT HIS FINGER THROUGH WELDING GLOVES.
EMPL HAD FILLED PICKUP TRUCK WITH GAS AND WAS RETURNING TO HIS WORK AREA WHEN HE SLIPPED AND FELL ON ICY CONCRETE HITTING BACK OF HEAD AND RIGHT HIP.NO LOST DAYS UNTIL 2-19-85.UNDER OBSERV UNT IL 3-7-85 ADMITTED TO HOSPITAL FOR SURGERY 3-8-85.
1984 · 7 incidents
November 30, 1984GA · Metal/Non-Metalgreaser, grease man, oiler, lube man, dragline oilerHANDLING OF MATERIALS
February 29, 1984GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techHANDLING OF MATERIALS
GRINDING DISC CAUGHT IN CRACK AND KICKED BACK IN FACE.
September 14, 1983GA · Metal/Non-Metalwarehouseman, bagger, palletizer/stacker, store keeper, packager, fabricator, cleaning plant operatorSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON
February 28, 1983GA · Metal/Non-Metalmaintenance man, mechanic, repair/serviceman, boilermaker, fueler, tire tech, field service techSLIP OR FALL OF PERSON